By RUSSELL BENNETT
CASEY councillors held a minute’s silence at their meeting on Tuesday night to remember Axl Abson, a young footballer for the Doveton Eagles who died suddenly on 6 June.
Axl was only 16 when he suffered a burst appendix, which tragically claimed his life.
Four Oaks councillor Rosalie Crestani raised the minute’s silence during the meeting.
Axl’s death has touched a range of communities right across the south east, from Phillip Island to Dandenong.
He adored his girlfriend Tiffany, the love of his life.
The two had planned a future together, and when he stayed at the Purvis family home over Christmas he was treated as one of their own.
Axl loved to play the bass guitar and even had his own band, Crimson Gates.
He wanted to be an AFL footballer for Carlton, or even go on to become a commentator.
Last Thursday, Tiffany and a huge number of Axl’s friends converged on one of their favourite hangouts, Dory’s fish and chip shop in Wonthaggi, to remember him.
Cr Crestani told the council chamber on Tuesday that Axl’s family and friends were looking to raise money to help with the funeral costs.
Anyone looking to donate can contact either the South East Juniors, visit www.mycause.com.au/page/105014/tragiclossof16yearold, or donate directly to the Bendigo Bank’s ‘Axl Abson Trust’ – BSB 63000, account number 154941454.
Turn to page 74 for more on the young man Axl had become.
